politics

Gov. Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts as He Seeks Senate Seat (www.nytimes.com)

This kind of debt likely means that he’s for sale, which is not great when it comes to public officials

Georgia Republicans boot vice chairman after ruling he voted illegally (www.ajc.com)

Judge found Brian K. Pritchard voted nine times while serving a felony sentence

Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-president calls Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter ‘late, great’ while condemning ‘people who are being released into our country’...

Where we find ourselves: Rural LGBTQ+ Americans in the legislative crosshairs (www.salon.com)

More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't (apnews.com)

Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit. (www.nytimes.com)

Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ and says ‘something snapped’ in former president after he lost 2020 election (www.cnn.com)

President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something snapped” in the former president after he lost the 2020 election....

Gold bars, basement carpeting and more. Here’s what prosecutors say bought off a US senator | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)

America’s misunderstood border crisis, in 8 charts (www.vox.com)

Will You Accept the Election Results? Republicans Dodge the Question. (www.nytimes.com)

The US planned to install thousands of EV chargers. Only 7 have been built. - The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)

web.archive.org/…/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollo…

The Bobby Kennedy video Meta doesn’t want you to see, narrated by Woody Harrelson. (x.com)

Reading most media out there, Robert Kennedy sounds even wackier than Trump. But, someone shared this video with me and it’s changing my opinion about him. He seems to be a very good candidate for the next election to replace Biden....

Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance (www.washingtonpost.com)

Senator Katie Britt is back at it, pushing a bill to launch a pregnancy tracking federal database (www.salon.com)

Texas man seeks to have ex-partner investigated for out-of-state abortion (www.theguardian.com)

Trump campaign considering Nikki Haley for VP (www.axios.com)

IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million (www.propublica.org)

Joe Biden’s top advisors are worried the Democratic convention could erupt in protests — so they’re pushing to move it semi-online (www.politico.com)

Federal judge halts new U.S. rules limiting credit card late fees | Bank lobbyists challenged the legality of the cap, which was set to take effect next week. (wapo.st)

The judge is a Trump appointee.. I’ll also note that he’s in Texas, where the rules against judge-shopping aren’t being applied, so the suit was likely filed with advance knowledge that he’d be hearing it.

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